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Contractor sues over water project BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The contractor on Corinth’s surface water treatment plant has filed suit against the city and the Corinth Public Utilities Commission, demanding compensation for extra work the business says it was made to perform beyond the scope of

the contract. Georgia-based P.F. Moon and Company filed a complaint in September in U.S. District Court, and a trial date is set for April 25, 2016, in Oxford. Claiming breach of contract, the plaintiff seeks damages of almost $1.6 million plus interest and costs.

In March, the city and the utilities commission filed a counterclaim against the contractor, according to court documents. Moon’s complaint includes a list of tasks the contractor says it was caused to perform that were not required by the contract, including additional grad-

ing in the lagoons, additional rip-rap at the existing detention pond, a metal roof connection at the filter building and moving the polymer tanks, among many others. The complaint alleges this increased the contractor’s cost and time required to complete the work. Moon submitted a claim for

additional compensation, the bulk of which was denied by the engineering firm on the project, Cook Coggin Engineers. In a joint filing responding to the complaint, the city and utilities commission denies the items in question were not rePlease see LAWSUIT | 2

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BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

There’s an app for that. Corinth visitors may soon be able to download a mobile application to help find their way around the Crossroads. Corinth Area Convention & Visitor’s Bureau board members will decide at their next meeting to partner with mobile application company Bluebridge to create a new Visit Corinth app which will provide tourists with information on local attractions, restaurants, retailers, hotels, healthcare and other services. “A mobile app will help us provide the public with a handy way to get information about the area,” said tourism director Christy Burns. “As long as everyone gets behind it and supports it, I think it will be a great thing.” Burns and media consultant Mia Nickels researched several tourism apps available for cities across the country before deciding to go with Bluebridge. “We really like the setup of their Visit Gatlinburg app,” said Nickels. “It provides everything we would want to provide our visitors broken up into different categories like stay, dine, play, events and more.” Nickels said the app would

BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Staff Photo by Zack Steen

Corinth Area Convention & Visitor’s Bureau media consultant Mia Nickels recently met with business owners, attraction managers and other members of other area organizations about the possibility of a Visit Corinth mobile application. help lower the cost associated with out of date brochures and maps. “The app will help us get away from doing so many hand outs,” she said. “We will be able to push information to everyone who has downloaded the app. It’s something we have never had the ability to do with traditional marketing.”

Nickels said the app would allow the department to send push notifications to users about upcoming events or last minute changes. “If approved, my goal is to get it up and running for the Slugburger Festival in July,” added Nickels. “We could create T-shirts, business cards, signs and more to promote

the downloading of the app. Each piece would have a QR code, which would take a person directly to the app page for download.” If approved, the mobile app would cost the tourism department $600 per month to maintain. There would be no cost to a business to be included on the app.

Event aims to beautify high school

Festival set to start Thursday Staff Reports

ADAMSVILLE, Tenn. — Celebrating the achievements of area law enforcement officers, the 27th Annual Buford Pusser Festival has been slated for Thursday–Saturday to coincide with National Law Enforcement Officers Week. Held in Adamsville, the free public event will feature live music, entertainment and family-friendly fun. Sheriff Craig Webre of Lafourche Parish in south Louisiana will be honored as the 2015 recipient of the National Law Enforcement Award. Having served for 22 years as sheriff of Lafourche Parish, Webre has restored leadership and brought integrity and vision to his office. Shortly after becoming sheriff, he adopted the agency motto “We will do whatever it takes to properly serve the public”. Through his leadership, the sheriff’s office was able to

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

GLEN — Zeb Taylor had a chance to reconnect with his old high school. The Alcorn Central High School graduate also played a part in helping beautify the campus. Taylor, an agent with Modern Woodmen of America, brought the “Join Hands Day” of the agency to ACHS last week. “Join Hands Day” is a national day of service sponsored by Modern Woodmen and other fraternal benefit societies. Taylor and Beta Club members of the school cleaned up Please see ACHS | 2

TISHOMINGO COUNTY — One person died and three others were hurt in a head-on collision Saturday on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Tishomingo County. Sheila Bellocq, 61, of Louisiana was northbound near Highway 30 when her car struck a southbound car driven by Cara Russell of Smithville. Bellocq died, while Russell and two other female passengers in her car were flown to the hospital. Russell’s husband, Andrew Russell, was also riding in the car with his wife, but was not injured. The accident remains under investigation. (The Associated Press contributed to this story.)

Madelyn McVey adds mulch around new plants during “Join Hands Day” at Alcorn Central High School.

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The Corinth-Alcorn Chamber of Commerce holds the first in a series of community meetings to inform the public of industry recruitment efforts and encourage community unity. Community Unification Committee Chair Joe Vann says the community must work together to encourage progress.

Kossuth High School’s Class of 2005 dedicates a memorial bench to their late classmate Justin Williams. Williams, a football and baseball standout lost a battle with leukemia following his junior year.

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